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World Prehistory

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World Prehistory

Written by: Brian M. Fagan, Nadia Durrani
Narrated by: Lee Goettl
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Written in a non-technical style by two archaeologists and experienced writers about the past, the story begins with human origins in Africa some six million years ago and the spread of our remote ancestors across the Old World. Then we return to Africa and describe the emergence of Homo sapiens (modern humans) over 300,000 years ago, then, much later, their permanent settlement of Europe, Eurasia, Asia, and the Americas. From hunters and foragers, we turn to the origins of farming and animal domestication in different parts of the world after about 11,000 years ago and show how these new economies changed human existence dramatically. The narratives chronicle the rise and fall of civilizations, and the devastating effects of long droughts on many of them. The closing chapter poses a question: Why is world prehistory important in the modern world? What does it tell us about ourselves?

Providing a simple, but entertaining and stimulating, account of the prehistoric past from human origins to today from a global perspective, World Prehistory: The Basics is the ideal guide to the story of our early human past and its relevance to the modern world.

©2022 Brian M. Fagan and Nadia Durrani (P)2022 Tantor Ancient Archaeology
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The coverage of prehistoric events are not exhaustive, some regions are over emphasised and many important regions are glossed over or overlooked. The coverage on the Indian subcontinent which attracted a large influx of population right from the pre historic times does not get coverage at all except for a brief mention of the Indus Valley Civilisation. There were many more things happening in the subcontinent.

The coverage is not exhaustive.

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